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If you smoke, anesthesiologists recommend that you stop smoking before surgery and stay off cigarettes until at least one week after surgery. This can be tough to do, but this Web site provides the tools you need to succeed.

bullet Be Smoke-Free for Surgery PowerPoint Presentation
This presentation reviews the reasons you should quit smoking before surgery and describes how you can get help.

bullet Be Smoke-Free for Surgery Brochure
This brochure explains seven benefits of quitting smoking before surgery and how to get help through Tobacco Quit Lines.

bullet Stop Smoking Before Surgery Video
This brief video explains why stopping smoking before surgery is important and why anesthesiologists care.

bullet What’s it like to call a smoking Quit Line?
1-800-QUIT-NOW is a free service offered to help people stop smoking. When you call, a quit coach works to develop a personalized plan and provide information that will help you quit tobacco.
 Quit Card

bullet Links to Other Resources
There are many free Web sites you can use to learn how to quit smoking successfully.

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